Lead Digital Customer Business Analyst at Avangrid in Orange, Connecticut

Job Description:

Job Title: Digital Customer Business Analyst




Company: UIL Holdings




Location: Orange CT, Boston MA




Reports to (Title): Senior Product Owner




The base salary range for this position is $97,504 to $126,755 and is dependent upon experience.




JOB SUMMARY
(primary responsibilities, what is the role accountable for):



The Business Analyst will assist in the creation of the digital customer experience journey and product features that provide valuable solutions to our customers.


The business analyst will contribute to the development of design assets in the form of epics, user experiences, and customer journey maps based on customer research in alignment with the customer's digital strategy.


Finally, the business analyst will assist in feature prioritization and the capture of relevant details. Working as part of a pool of resources across the Digital CoE, the post holder may be required to work on a stand-alone basis, or as part of larger teams that will be responsible for carrying out detailed analysis and design across multiple customer journeys.



MAJOR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
(scope of work, list of tasks/responsibilities, describe primary relationships/works with):

• Partner with customer experience strategy team members and the business to develop customer features and functionality documentation for project initiatives.


• Serve as a subject matter expert while defining user requirements with business partners and designing robust solutions.


• Make recommendations about how the company can increase product adoption rates by providing appropriate information and services to customers in digital channels and promotions.


• Document design and project specification creation, product requirements, support customer promotion planning, and development of communications plans inclusive of
  job aids and training plans for internal teams.


• Develop customer journey maps, and user stories and stock the product
  backlog, define acceptance criteria, and create workflows, navigation maps, and specifications.


• Assist Product Managers in the management and grooming of user stories
  in the product backlog.


• Help manage JIRA boards (or similar agile software), and participate in daily stand-ups with the digital teams.


• Engage with project manager(s) throughout the project lifecycle to promptly address questions and concerns.


• Triage and prioritize incoming requests against existing project backlog.


• Creates and maintains documentation including requirements, design, and end-user manuals, provides needed reports as applicable.

JOB REQUIREMENTS


Required Qualifications:


Education & Experience Required:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field with 7 years of relevant business experience required


• At least 5 years of relevant project management experience


• Working knowledge of several utility business areas preferred (e.g. Electric Operations, GasOperations, Customer Service)


• PMI certification (PMP, PMI-ACP or other Agile certification, PMI-
  CAPM) preferred
  

Skills/Abilities:

• Experience with Project Management techniques and applications
  including JIRA and the agile development process.


• Customer-facing experience and digital product development experience.


• Has strong oral and written communication skills, and can convey
  information clearly and concisely.


• Strong research skills, analytical abilities, and technical savvy with problem-solving strengths.


• Ability to document requirements formally or informally depending on
  the need of the project.


• Excellent organizational skills, time management skills, and teamwork building.


• Microsoft Suite & SharePoint


• Project management (individual, multiple, simultaneous, linkedprojects).


• Project planning for unique, one-time initiatives


• Negotiation/dispute resolution
  

Mobility Information



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